05-15-2010, 04:41 PM
Swan Falls is about 30 minutes south of Boise through Kuna. If you fish there, don't put your little boat in below the dam, because if you have any problems, you will have a couple of significant rapids to run.
I can tell you there are about 300% more fish per river mile in Hell's Canyon than there are in the Swan Falls reach. The estimated population in the Swan Falls reach (Swan Falls to Brownlee Dam) is 155 adult White Sturgeon, with zero natural recruitment. In the Hell's Canyon Dam to Lower Granite Dam reach, there are approximatley 4000 White Sturgeon. It is one of 2 sections of river in Idhao with natural recruitment.
Check out this publication for more information on Idaho Sturgeon numbers, and the relative health of the populations in each river section in Idaho...
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I can tell you there are about 300% more fish per river mile in Hell's Canyon than there are in the Swan Falls reach. The estimated population in the Swan Falls reach (Swan Falls to Brownlee Dam) is 155 adult White Sturgeon, with zero natural recruitment. In the Hell's Canyon Dam to Lower Granite Dam reach, there are approximatley 4000 White Sturgeon. It is one of 2 sections of river in Idhao with natural recruitment.
Check out this publication for more information on Idaho Sturgeon numbers, and the relative health of the populations in each river section in Idaho...
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